For the VR version, see Fallout 4 VR.
Key points
- Extensive modding support and community.
- Frame rates above 60 FPS will cause the game physics to behave strangely and the lockpicking/hacking mini-games to behave erratically.[1]
General information
- PC Report
- Bethesda Forum for Hardware & Software Issues on PC
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM.
- The Fallout Pip-Boy App is available for Android, iOS, and Incorrect store name. See here for available options.. This feature can be enabled under Options, Gameplay, by setting Pip-Boy App Enabled to On.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name |
Notes |
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| Season Pass |
Contains all paid DLC. |
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| Automatron |
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| Wasteland Workshop |
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| Far Harbor |
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| Contraptions Workshop |
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| Vault-Tec Workshop |
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| Nuka World |
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| High Resolution Texture Pack |
(Free) Optional, much higher-quality textures for high-end machines. Requires an additional 58 GB of space. 8GB of RAM and VRAM are recommended.[3] |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Utilities
- BethINI is a .ini optimizer that also works as a configuration utility. It has well tested and optimized presets that could improve performance and fidelity.
Patches
- A comprehensive bug fixing mod that aims to eventually fix every bug with Fallout 4 not officially resolved by the developers.
Mods
- Fixes stuttering issues when there is no more available video memory, occurs when using high resolution texture mods.
- Can force V-sync, includes a frame limiter to help prevent stutter.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
| System |
Native |
Notes |
| Steam Cloud |
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Stores up to 1 GB of game saves online (maximum 1000 files). |
Video settings
Launcher advanced settings.
Template:Video settings
Disable Depth of Field
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
- Most languages are region locked by default.
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
- Available in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish in most European countries.
- Russia and Poland are limited to Russian and Polish, the English language is also available.
- The global version has all the languages available, an example is purchasing the game on Green Man Gaming which has all languages even Japanese.[4]
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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Not available in Japan.[5] |
| Traditional Chinese |
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Asia only, not included in Japan.[5] |
| French |
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Europe and North America only.[5] |
| German |
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| Italian |
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| Japanese |
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Japan only. No other languages are included.[5] |
| Polish |
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| Brazilian Portuguese |
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Central and South America only.[5] |
| Russian |
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| Spanish |
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Europe, North, Central and South America only.[5] |
VR support
Issues unresolved
Crash to desktop during Hunter/Hunted
- This issue blocks the continuation of a quest-chain.
- Approaching the quest objective will result in a crash to desktop without any errors. As of current, if you wish to progress the quest-line, you will have to teleport into the related building and then teleport to an area that does not crash the game.
Entering Cambridge Police Station makes the player fall through the ground
- This issue may block the continuation of a quest-chain.[6][7]
- You may speak to characters inside the building if you enable noclip: open the console and enter
tcl.
- To exit the building afterwards, as the doors did not spawn in, you must teleport to another location, i.e.
coc sanctuaryExt.
Issues fixed
Pixelated aura around characters and objects
Graphical issues while raining
Broken shadows while playing
- Ultra-widescreen and 4K Ultra HD resolutions are affected by this bug.[8][9]
Console not opening when pressing the tilde key
No in-game audio
Major screen tearing when Windows Aero is disabled while in a borderless mode
- This is due to Aero's double buffering.
Permanent slow-motion while playing
Frame rate locked to 48 FPS
Slow Loading Screen
- GPU load at the loading screen will be higher.
Network
Ports
| Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s)[10] |
| TCP |
27000 |
| UDP |
28000 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
- These ports are used to communicate with the Pip-Boy app.
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
11 |
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| Shader Model support |
5.0 |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Physics |
Havok, [11] NVIDIA FLEX[12] |
NVIDIA FLEX used for optional weapon debris and is exclusive to NVIDIA GPUs. |
| Interface |
Scaleform |
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| Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
1.992e |
System requirements
- A 64-bit system is required.
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
7 |
8, 10 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz
AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz |
Intel Core i7-4790 3.6 GHz
AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
8 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
30 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti
AMD Radeon HD 7870
2 GB of VRAM
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 780
AMD Radeon R9 290X
3 GB (Nvidia), 4 GB (AMD) of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/377160/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (377160) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
